Sometimes compared to her hero Steve Jobs, Elizabeth Holmes is well known as one of the most successful and youngest female entrepreneurs in America. The company she is building and the work she is revolutionizing is fascinating. Her company, Theranos, is developing a hardware, called a nanotainer that can carry out the exact same blood tests as diagnostic-labs do, and actually in a much faster time of just a few minutes, with only a pinprick of blood instead of three to four tubes of blood. By doing so, she will be able to eliminate one major cause of avoiding blood tests requested by doctors for the 40-60% of patients in America- the fear of big needles.
Also, another major cause Holmes is attempting to eradicate is the cost and insurance
James Dewey Watson was born on April 6, 1927, in Chicago Illinois. In all of Watson's childhood, he stayed in Chicago. In James early years, he attended an elementary school called Horace Mann Grammar School. One of James’s favorite hobbies was studying birds, and watching birds fly by. After Elementary school, Watson went to a high school called south shore high school in Chicago. After going to high school for two years, he received a tuition scholarship to the university of Chicago. Then in the summer of 1943 Watson entered the university of Chicago's experimental four year college. At a young age until his adult years James Watson always dreamed of being a “hero”. Then, in 1947, James Watson earned a B.Sc. degree in Zoology.
Although the United States is said to offer poor health services among other developed countries, it still has some internal features that makes the system thrive over most healthcare system. One of the major strength in the healthcare system is the breakthrough of technology advances. “Some technologies may improve the efficiency of care delivery by reducing procedure time, length of stay, or number of hospitalizations, thereby increasing the capacity of the hospital to treat additional patients” (Sorenson et al 2013). In which, also favors many patients whom wished to receive their test results sooner or on the estimated arrival date.
Introduction- background on mid-late 1800’s and the Civil Rights Movement. Define what it would take to be a hero during that time period. (Thesis) Elizabeth Cady Stanton demonstrated how she was a hero through her passion for women’s rights, her courage to stand up for what she believed, and her ability to overcome the discrimination that she faced all her life.
Arthur Ashe once said, “True heroism is not the urge to surpass others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” Someone who stays strong in their heart and shows selflessness towards others even though he or she could be in the risk of personal risk and danger is what makes a true hero. Anyone could be recognized and admired as a hero if they could, but there's a big gap in front of that because it adds on with the hero showing compassion in spite of the obstacles that they are faced with. It could make someone more heroic than he or she ever was by just showing selflessness to others. Clara Barton put herself in danger to treat the wounded during the Civil War and not only that, but she founded what is known today the American Red Cross (History.com). Harriet Tubman helped many slaves to freedom in the north, also placing herself in peril. (History.com). Florence Nightingale, who was a nursing innovator did the similar as Clara Barton, but during the Crimean War (History.com & Biography.com). All of these women stressed the idea of helping others before they did so for themselves, but that took bravery to do so. Whether the challenges that a hero has to endure, a true hero puts others before themselves no matter what the position he or she is set in.
Serial Killers are nothing new to today’s society. Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy and Ted Bundy shocked our nation with their violent, brutal, and at times unbelievable crimes, although none of them were as notorious as Herman Webster Mudgett better known as Dr. H.H. Holmes. A man that carried himself as a smart, intellectual member of society, but in reality he was a smooth talking conman and very disturbed individual. A man who designed and built a building with torture rooms that would serve as his play house. Being born and raised in Chicago, I enjoy learning about its rich history. I had heard about this serial killer before, but I was not aware of his complete story. I am taking this
She was severe in her moral judgments, had sympathy for people, and dedicated her life to the movements for reform. Susan B. Anthony spoke her mind about what she believed in. She grew up feeling that everyone should be equal no matter your gender or color. In the world, she noticed that this was everyone’s philosophy “men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less” (Susan B(rownell) Anthony). Anthony informed many about temperance. She elucidated how everyone should be equal. She supported that black men needed to be free and encouraged people to make everyone equal. Susan B. Anthony used her voice to help people cognize the evils of alcohol and that all people are equal, proving she is a hero.
NeoMed Technologies should’ve considered applying their initial product development to the technology of screening for drugs, drug delivery applications or detecting cancer. These areas would’ve possibly allowed for a quick to market product, without the additional approvals, quality standards applied in the medical equipment space, and FDA approvals needed. Bringing a simpler product to market first could’ve brought in revenue to fund the long-term product focus of a CAD screen system. The profits from a drug screening or drug delivery product could’ve assisted in funding their long-term product focus, they missed an opportunity to develop a quick revenue steam.
Opportunities * Bench people – lab technicians are the most concerned and need to be targeted * 70% of blood tests are done in hospitals * Significant revenue for commercial labs came from
Prometheus is an important person in Greek mythology because he gives the Greeks some of the valued necessities of life. He did many things in his life, according to the Greeks; he gave them fire after Zeus had taken it away from humans. Prometheus was commonly known as a clever trickster for the tricks he played on others. Overall he was a great hero that gave humans a couple of the very important things needed in life. His story is full of adventure and he shows a lot of courage. He also helps show what was important to the Greeks and what was valued like fire and intelligence.
The Invisible Hero, by Elizabeth Fensham, is a novel set in a high school, showing a group of students. The main antagonist in the story is Jake MacKinnon(nicknamed Macca) a good looking popular kid with villainous actions, and thoughts. The story begins with the teacher assigning the students to write journal entries and create a presentation about a real life hero or villain. Later on, the book tells the friendships and rivalries of the group of students. Through the entries, the characters show their perspective, allowing the audience to explore aspects of the character’s emotion, personalities, and behaviors. The journal entries are put together to put a story. The book outlines the significance of bullying, as the book itself, is based
The novel, The invisible hero by Elizabeth Fensham explores the theme of heroism and villainy. Heroism can be defined as doing a selfless act in hope of inspiring others. Villainy can be defined as an act of doing something ‘evil’ in spite of another person or group. although it is commonly known that heroes and villains are polar opposite it is much more complex because it all depends on perspective. This idea of heroism and villainy will be expressed through an analysis of the style, characters, setting and plot.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle utilizes many detail-oriented literary elements to develop the many adventures of the famous fictional British detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner, John Watson. Long winded description and complex vocabulary are infused into Doyle’s writing to accentuate Holmes’s great intelligence. By incorporating such a heavy, educated tone upon the mysteries, the tales of Sherlock Holmes are expressed as very complicated stories that challenge readers in comprehension as well as encourage curiosity through puzzling cases.
That growth is likely to continue, driven by changes in healthcare delivery which are aimed at delivering less costly care closer to the patient’s home. In the developing world there is the challenge of more effective care for infectious diseases and PoCT may play a much greater role here in the future. PoCT technologies can be dividing into two categories: the first is small handheld devices, providing qualitative or quantitative determination of an increasing range of analytes. The technologies here are glucose biosensor strips and lateral flow strips using immobilised antibodies to determine a range of parameters including cardiac markers and infectious pathogens. The second categories of devices are larger, often bench-top devices which are essentially laboratory instruments which have been reduced in both size and complexity. These include critical care analysers and, more recently, small haematology and immunology analysers.
Princess Diana is considered to be the most favored member of the Royal Family in the history of the British Monarchy (biography.com editors 1). She is the former wife of Prince Charles, and the mother of Princes William and Harry. Her charitable work with impoverished children has formed her reputation as a role model for the people of Britain and much of the world. Much of Diana’s life has been devoted to traveling the world to help others. Her work in Africa with the children injured by landmines brought her into the global spotlight (Wexford 3). Princess Diana was more than just a public figure and royal, she was a loving person who brought light to social issues and cared for those who are destitute.
These personal companions are able to monitor every human reaction to physical and emotional stimuli, as well as, how a specific disease process is affecting the different systems of the body, and how medications are systemically treating any disease process. This system will detect disease processes much earlier than is capable at the present time. This information is then transmitted to this global health care network, as previously mentioned, and the data used to better understand disease processes and help to find cures for these diseases. The human genome has also been decoded by computers, for the cost of around one-hundred dollars. With this technology, medical professionals can better understand why some people, and who these people are specifically, are more susceptible to different types of cancer, heart disease, diabetes and so on. These chronic conditions and diseases will be cured and prevented and the larger problem will be mutating viruses and “super bugs”, for which pharmaceutical companies have put very little effort into developing curative or nonresistant medications.